Make copilot instructions more concise #1932
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mthalman
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| - **[README.md](../README.md)** - Building the repo locally | ||
| - **[src/README.md](../src/README.md)** - Building ImageBuilder container image, available commands | ||
| - **[eng/docker-tools/DEV-GUIDE.md](../eng/docker-tools/DEV-GUIDE.md)** - Local development workflows, pipeline architecture, CI/CD patterns | ||
| - **[documentation/manifest-file.md](../documentation/manifest-file.md)** - Manifest schema documentation |
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I'm curious how an agent handles relative paths. Does it keep the context of knowing which directory it got the prompt from so that it can compute these paths relative to that directory? Or is it better to make these paths relative from the root?
| 1. **ImageBuilder source code** (`src/ImageBuilder/`) | ||
| 2. **Pipeline templates** (`eng/docker-tools/templates/`) | ||
| 3. **PowerShell scripts** (`eng/docker-tools/*.ps1`) | ||
| 4. **DEV-GUIDE.md** - Document changes here! |
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The new changes don't mention anything about keeping this file in sync.
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This PR is targeting #1893, because I wanted to propose changes without completely taking over the PR...
I ran the copilot-instructions file through my create-skill skill, which is based on a bunch of official recommendations from Anthropic. I think what came out the other end is much more clear and concise. I also made a few manual tweaks to it afterwards.